Guest essay: Put patients before politics

2:00 PM,
Jan. 24, 2014

Written by

Holly Anderson
Guest essayist

The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, a nonpartisan group, has supported many legislative actions since our incorporation in 1997, including screening and treatment programs, research funding programs, risk reduction initiatives and access to quality care. One piece of legislation we have supported through the years, the Compassionate Care Act, would ensure safe, legal access to medicinal marijuana.

Marijuana -utilized in forms including oils, tinctures, ointments, sprays and vaporizers - provides many important medicinal properties, including relief from symptoms of ...